2024
Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Nam S, Jeon S, Ordway M, Mazure C, Sinha R, Yau L, Iennaco J. Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 47: 1094-1106. PMID: 39306634, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00521-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Health Questionnaire-9Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventoryInsomnia Severity IndexHealth educationMindfulness-based therapyBlack womenDepressive symptomsEfficacy of mindfulness-based therapyAttention control groupSleep health disparitiesPost-intervention changesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexInsomnia severity scoresSleep Quality IndexInsomnia Severity Index scoreBehavioral sleep strategiesRandomized controlled trialsClinically significant improvementPhysical activityHealth disparitiesHealthy eatingSleep hygiene practicesImprove anxietyWeekly sessions
2023
The CRAVE and ARGE scales for motivation states for physical activity and sedentarism: Brazilian Portuguese translation and single-item versions
Filgueiras A, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Boullosa D, Sinha R, Bartholomew J, McKee P, Gilson T, Keegan R, Viana A, Bueno F, Medeiros A, Militão-de-Leutério S, Ash G. The CRAVE and ARGE scales for motivation states for physical activity and sedentarism: Brazilian Portuguese translation and single-item versions. Frontiers In Psychology 2023, 14: 1106571. PMID: 37705947, PMCID: PMC10495583, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1106571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activity
2013
The Effects of Stress on Physical Activity and Exercise
Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Sinha R. The Effects of Stress on Physical Activity and Exercise. Sports Medicine 2013, 44: 81-121. PMID: 24030837, PMCID: PMC3894304, DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0090-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluence of stressWork-family conflictFace of stressLifetime cumulative adversityStress-related reductionLevel of stressStages of changeHuman participantsIndicators of PAPerceived stressEffects of stressCumulative adversityLife eventsRole strainJob strainExercise adoptionTheoretical orientationOlder adultsPsychological stressSubjective measuresPreliminary evidencePhysical activityStudies of exercisePA relationshipHigh-quality prospective research